Join the Spokane County Library and Spokane Storytelling League for stories about the difficult, distinct circumstances of the Great Depression. Plus: events with the Washington State Poet Laureate and Speakers Bureau presentations all around the state.

The Port Townsend Public Library presents discussions and events as part of its month-long community read. Also upcoming: Speakers Bureau and grant-funded events around the state and Seattle’s first Think & Drink of 2014.

The festival illustrates the issues and artists of the Northwest Asian American community. Also upcoming: Speakers Bureau’s presentations all around the state and the first reading of the new Washington State Poet Laureate.

Join Humanities Washington for our next Think & Drink, Food for Thought: GMOs, Home-Cooked Meals, and the American Relationship to Food, in Yakima Oct. 29. Also coming up: Speakers Bureau presentations and grant-funded events throughout the state.

Taranath presents The World in Washington: An Exploration of Literature and Our Lives in Lynnwood Tuesday (Oct. 8). Also check out Speakers Bureau presentations, Think & Drinks, and other events all around the state.